Traditions and everyday life in EstoniaFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Estonia. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
7 keepsakes from Estonia
In Estonia on Midsummer night people go looking for the glow worms that glow in the dark. It is believed that the person who finds one first will become lucky in love and finds the love of their life by the end of the year…
Shared by Blu3berry
Choirs/dance groups/folk dancers across the country come together to Tallinn (the capital city) to sing and dance on the “Laulu - ja Tantsupidu”. Rehearsals take place months before the event itself. The best get to perform. It…
Shared by SoHelloItsMe
Night Run Estonia is the most distinguished running event in the Baltic region. A running festival which focuses on the experience itself and simply exercising, not the result. The aim of the series is to promote regular physical…
Shared by HappySnake
this is Tallinn. capital of Estonia also , one of the biggest cities in the country .it’s full of amazing people and houses, Tallinn is also old like really old so it has a lot of history too it (pictures from google)
Shared by thatshortemo
People go sledding and compete who gets further. They also eat vastlakukkel which is a bread with poppy seeds and whipped cream.
Shared by leopardi
About 20 minutes drive from Pärnu is a very-very cute place called Alpaca farm. And these cuties from there)
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